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1	* AcclaimedFlop: Internationally, ''FC'' and ''SC'' sold poorly on the Platform/PlayStationPortable but received high praise from critics and fans alike, at least among the modest following that played it. The most agreed upon reasons for this are usually A) the already flagging sales of the PSP, and B) the painfully generic English title. The games were much more receptive on PC, though the numbers are still in the lower medium to small range.
2	* ActingForTwo:
3	** In Japanese:
4	*** Creator/HiroakiMiura voices both Richard and Bleublanc.
5	*** Tomohisa Asou voices Phillip, as well as Collins in the ''Evolution'' games.
6	*** Keiji Hirai voices Gustav and Ragnard in the ''Evolution'' games.
7	** In English:
8	*** Creator/BrycePapenbrook voices Agate and Gilbert.
9	*** Creator/MichelleRuff voices Scherazard and Ries.
10	*** Creator/PatrickSeitz voices Zin, Loewe, Mueller, and Cassius.
11	*** Creator/KeithSilverstein voices Kevin, Walter, Weissman, and Philip.
12	* DevelopmentGag: As revealed in a [[http://xseedgames.tumblr.com/post/126706403020/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-in-the-sky-second pre-release development blog]], the localisation team ran into a large number of bizarre glitches, one of which was randomly re-sized text. The example given was Estelle accepting a sidequest in Zeiss with the statement (regarding Olivier): "He may be a total weirdo, but his gun skills are '''legit'''" (with the word "legit" blown up to roughly twice its normal size). The blogger commented that, given that this is Olivier, in a just world it would be the word "weirdo" that got blown up instead. Lo and behold, in that very text box in the final version of the game, the phrase "total weirdo" appears roughly three times its normal size (a fact which is immediately lampshaded by Olivier).
13	* DummiedOut: A significant portion of Star Door 15 in ''Sky the 3rd'' was censored in console ports, including ''Sora no Kiseki the 3rd Evolution'', due to ''extreme'', potentially triggering BackstoryHorror that would have caused a massive CERO rating spike had it been accessible during normal gameplay. However, the [=SoraVoice=] mod can still fully voice this scene because the files, including voice acting, still exist in ''Evolution''; they're just inaccessible without hacking.
14	* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Sky FC'' and ''SC'' were conceived as a single title before it became apparent that the game as originally envisioned could not be completed in time. Executives ordered the team to release what they'd already finished, which lead to the story being split across two titles, giving rise to numerous tropes the ''Trails'' series would become infamous for (such as multi-game long arcs often punctuated by cliffhangers).
15	* {{Feelies}}: The Limited Edition comes with a reversible poster/map, a bracer emblem pin, and the game's soundtrack.
16	* LateExportForYou: The first game of the trilogy was released for PC in 2004. It didn't come stateside until 2011.
17	* MultiDiscWork: ''Second Chapter'' has two discs on Platform/{{PSP}}. Due to the large scope of the game, after much time on the second disc, a temporary swap occurs back to the Disc 1, then back again to Disc 2 near the end.
18	* NoPortForYou: The English version of ''Sky - The 3rd'' only got released on PC, unlike ''FC'' and ''SC'' which got a PC and PSP release stateside.
19	* TheOtherDarrin: The anime adaptation, which was licensed by Sentai Filmworks, was dubbed in Houston as opposed to being outsourced to the Los Angeles-based cast, which is odd considering that they have a good track record for reprising existing casts of future installments of their respective series such as ''Manga/KOn'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', ''Manga/RozenMaiden'', ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/QueensBlade'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
20	* TheOtherMarty: Bleublanc was originally voiced by Creator/TroyBaker (who also voices Olivier), but his battle voice clips were later re-dubbed by Creator/KirkThornton, due to XSEED liking his performance in ''Trails of Cold Steel''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJn7B8hXw5w Here]] is a comparison.
21	* PromotedFanboy: Creator/XSEEDGames once proclaimed that the game translators are fans of the trilogy, which is very apparent given the sheer scope of the task. Head editor/localization producer Brittany, in particular, [[SugarWiki/GushingAboutShowsYouLike will happily go into gushing mode]] if given the opportunity.
22	* RoleReprise: As the ''Evolution'' games marked the first time many [=NPC=]s received voice-acting, some actors who played the characters in later arcs returned:
23	** Creator/KanaeIto returns as Campanella in the ports of ''SC'' and ''The 3rd'' after previously voicing him in ''Azure''.
24	** Creator/BinShimada, who first voiced Zechs Vander in ''Cold Steel II'', returns to play the character in ''SC Evolution''.
25	** Creator/MitsuakiMadono and Creator/AyaHisakawa also return as the Sixth and Seventh Anguis of Ouroboros respectively in ''The 3rd Evolution''.
26	* ScheduleSlip:
27	** The PC version of First Chapter was supposed to come out in Winter 2013. Actual release date? July 29, 2014.
28	** The PC version of the Second Chapter was supposed to come out in Winter 2014. Actual release date? October 29, 2015.
29	** The PC version of the 3rd had a milder case, with the US release date of Q1 2017 being pushed back to May.
30	* TroubledProduction: The localization definitely was. In addition to suffering from ScheduleSlip, XSEED had underestimated exactly what it had signed on for (FC and SC together contain nearly 5 million lines of text, all of which had to be translated, edited, and re-programmed back in the game). Falcom themselves were reticent about committing to a written contract for the localization until XSEED, with assistance from another indie localization team, Carpe Fulgur, showed them their progress. Falcom then committed to a contract and annonced the localization officially. However, this was also around the time the locazliation team realized all of their text was submitted in the wrong file format, setting them back another several months. When [[http://kotaku.com/the-curse-of-kiseki-how-one-of-japans-biggest-rpgs-bar-1740055631 the head of the translation company very nearly kills himself]] over the process of translating the game, and the OTHER head of the production company nearly works herself to death trying to make sure everything is okay, you know you have a troubled production. ''[[WebVideo/MattMcMuscles Wha Happun?]]'' summarizes the whole multi-year ordeal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6oLRis7QXo here]].
31	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In The 3rd, there are 5 unused doors in the code for the game with portraits that were found through hacking and show scenarios that weren't in the game. Among them are:
32	** "Kloe's Graduation" which would have shown Kloe graduating from Jenis.
33	** "Alcohol Allure" which would have shown Scherazard and Aina in their early days bonding over alcohol and would have presumably ended with Aina deciding to join the Bracer Guild.
34	** "The Rising Star of the Hundred Day War" which would have portrayed Alan Richard and Cassius Bright fend off the Erebonian Army led by Zechs Vander during the Hundred Day War.
35	** "Betrayal of the Stigma" which showed when George Weissman left the Septian Church to join Ouroboros with Rufina Argent confronting him.
36	** "The Real Legion" which unlike the other four didn't have any portraits, implying that it was cut early on before the others were scrapped.
37	* YouSoundFamiliar: The ''Evolution'' games reuse some actors who previously played characters in later arcs:
38	** Creator/YasunoriMasutani, who played Henry [=MacDowell=] in ''Zero'' and ''Azure'', plays Klaus.
39	** Takahiro Fujimoto, who voiced Ian Grimwood in the ''Evolution'' ports of ''Zero''/''Azure'' and Vulcan in ''Cold Steel'', voices Kyle Capua.

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